MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth. The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
H3-24
Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
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T-0 (UTC)19:41 UTC
LanceurH3-24
StatutGo
T-0 (UTC)19 octobre 2026 à 19:41 UTC
LanceurH3-24
Pas de tirYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
PaysJPN
TypePlanetary Science
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NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission
Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST). […]